Python snipped to get local Autodesk Flame Projects

local_flame_prj.py

import subprocess
import re

def get_local_flame_projects():
    """Get all flame projets from /opt/Autodesk/io/bin/flame_archive -l

    Returns:
        list: This is a list of the flame projects that exist on the workstation
    """
    project_list = []
    proc = subprocess.Popen(['/opt/Autodesk/io/bin/flame_archive', '-l'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
    output = proc.communicate()[0]

    if isinstance(output, bytes):
        output = output.decode('utf-8')

    proj_trip = False
    for proj in output.split('\n'):
        proj = re.sub(r'^\s+', '', proj)

        if re.search(r'(?i)stopping managed threads\.', proj):
            break

        if re.search(r'(?i)^projects:', proj):
            proj_trip = True
            continue

        if not proj_trip:
            continue

        project_list.append(proj)

    return project_list